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{ "authors": [ "S Manvizhi", "B S Mathew", "D H Fleming", "G Basu", "G T John" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/0971-4065.107216", "journal": "Indian J Nephrol", "journal_detail": "2013 Jan;23(1):71-3.", "keywords": [ "drug monitoring", "polymorphism", "tacrolimus" ],...
PMC3621246
In patients undergoing renal transplantation, dose individualization for tacrolimus is routinely achieved with therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM). The patient started on 5.5 mg/day of tacrolimus had a significantly elevated tacrolimus trough concentration. The tacrolimus dose was regularly reduced following TDM at many ...
{ "authors": [ "Stephanie C Erdle", "Edmond S Chan", "Hyungjun Yang", "Bruce A Vallance", "Christopher Mill", "Tiffany Wong" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1186/s13223-018-0304-3", "journal": "Allergy Asthma Clin Immunol", "journal_detail": "2018 Nov 3;14:79.", "keywords": [ "...
PMC6215653
Background: Ginseng is a perennial herb used in traditional Chinese medicine, which has become increasingly popular world-wide due to its proposed medicinal effects. There are two major species of ginseng, Panax ginseng (Korean or Asian ginseng), and Panax quinquefolius (American ginseng). Although cases of allergy due...
{ "authors": [ "Ethan John Kilmister", "Bridget Robinson", "Claudio De Tommasi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/SNI_788_2021", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2021 Oct 19;12:529.", "keywords": [ "braf inhibitor", "dabrafenib", "ganglioglioma", "targeted t...
PMC8571360
Background: Ganglioglioma (GG) of the third ventricle is rare. Surgical excision of tumors in this location is associated with high morbidity due to nearby eloquent brain centers. Alternative treatments, when available, should be considered to reduce risks of surgical treatment. Case description: We present the case of...
{ "authors": [ "Ashutosh Talwar", "Neerja Puri", "Majhail Singh" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/0974-2077.63394", "journal": "J Cutan Aesthet Surg", "journal_detail": "2010 Jan;3(1):41-4.", "keywords": [ "anaerobes", "fournier's gangrene", "antibiotics", "debridement", ...
PMC2890137
Fournier's gangrene is a rare, fulminant, but and usually a localized disease of the scrotum and penis, with an occasional extension up to the abdominal wall. The usual organism is an anaerobic streptococcus synergistic with other organisms. A 45-year-old male presented with fever and pain and a brownish-black discolou...
{ "authors": [ "Nozomi Tanaka", "Takayuki Jujo", "Toshihiko Sugiura", "Kaoru Matsuura", "Takayuki Kobayashi", "Akira Naito", "Kengo Shimazu", "Hajime Kasai", "Rika Suda", "Rintaro Nishimura", "Jun Ikari", "Seiichiro Sakao", "Nobuhiro Tanabe", "Goro Matsumiya", ...
PMC6088432
Partial anomalous pulmonary venous return (PAPVR) is a rare congenital cardiovascular anomaly. A 68-year-old woman was referred to our hospital for detailed examination for pulmonary hypertension (PH). She had been diagnosed as having pulmonary artery dilation and suspected to have PH during a health check seven years ...
{ "authors": [ "Sayoa A de Eulate-Beramendi", "Kelvin M Piña-Batista", "Victor Rodrigo", "Hector E Torres-Rivas", "Juan C Rial-Basalo" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/2152-7806.185785", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2016 Jul 7;7(Suppl 17):S492-4.", "keywords": [...
PMC4960921
Background: Glioblastoma multiforme (GBS) is a highly malignant glioma that rarely presents as an infratentorial tumor. Multicentric gliomas lesions are widely separated in site and/or time and its incidence has been reported between 0.15 and 10%. Multicentric gliomas involving supratentorial and infratentorial region ...
{ "authors": [ "Marie Doussiere", "Jean-Marc Sobhy Danial", "Clémence Barthomeuf", "Jean-René Tesson", "Quentin Beauvillain", "Vincent Goeb" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1093/rap/rkad002", "journal": "Rheumatol Adv Pract", "journal_detail": "2023 Jan 10;7(1):rkad002.", "keywords...
PMC9887464
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{ "authors": [ "Hiroshi Yoneda", "Michiyasu Suzuki", "Hideyuki Ishihara", "Hiroyasu Koizumi", "Sadahiro Nomura", "Masami Fujii" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2176/nmc.cr2012-0343", "journal": "Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo)", "journal_detail": "2014;54(3):205-10.", "keywords": null, "...
PMC4533418
Giant aneurysms of the distal anterior cerebral artery (ACA), especially the azygos ACA, are rare. We treated a patient with giant aneurysm of the azygos ACA who underwent aspiration of thrombus and clipping under monitoring of motor evoked potentials of the lower extremities (L-MEPs), resulting in remarkable recovery ...
{ "authors": [ "Beck Ringdahl-Mayland", "Douglas H Thamm", "Tiffany W Martin" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fvets.2022.892297", "journal": "Front Vet Sci", "journal_detail": "2022 May 10;9:892297.", "keywords": [ "bone", "cancer", "dog", "radiotherapy", "survival" ...
PMC9128609
Objective: To report the survival times in dogs that received a standardized palliative-intent radiation therapy (RT) protocol for the treatment of canine appendicular osteosarcoma (OSA), alone or in combination with bisphosphonates (BPs), and to determine whether the addition of BPs affects survival. A secondary objec...
{ "authors": [ "Siddharth Shah", "M Asope Elder", "Jessica Hata" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fped.2021.670575", "journal": "Front Pediatr", "journal_detail": "2021 Apr 23;9:670575.", "keywords": [ "ace inhibitor", "nsaid", "membranous nephropathy", "nephrotic syndrome"...
PMC8102771
Background: Membranous nephropathy (MN) is a common cause of nephrotic syndrome in adults, but it is responsible for <5% of nephrotic syndrome cases in children. MN has primary and secondary forms. Secondary MN is caused by viral infections, autoimmune diseases like lupus, or drugs. Non-steroid anti-inflammatory drug (...
{ "authors": [ "Ayushi Dixit", "Yesika Garcia", "Lauren Tesoriero", "Charles Berman", "Vincent Rizzo" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2018/9720843", "journal": "Case Rep Neurol Med", "journal_detail": "2018 Jul 9;2018:9720843.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "h...
PMC6076924
Early disseminated Lyme disease typically presents with cardiac, rheumatologic, or neurologic symptoms. Though uncommon, Borrelia burgdorferi can invade the central nervous system and cause neuroborreliosis. In these patients, facial palsy, headache, and stiffness of the neck are the most common presenting symptoms. Ou...
{ "authors": [ "Tasnim Masmoudi", "Mohamed Mahjoub", "Youssef Chkirbene", "Maher Jedidi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.11604/pamj.2016.24.304.10260", "journal": "Pan Afr Med J", "journal_detail": "2016 Aug 10;24:304.", "keywords": [ "reckless injection", "anesthetic", "damage...
PMC5267910
Accidental injection of formalin is certainly rare, but it has serious consequences in terms of morbidity and mortality. We report a case of severe ophthalmic damage due to an accidental formalin's injection in the eyelid of a three-year-old child presenting with congenital ptosis's surgical repair of her left eye. Thi...
{ "authors": [ "Mohana Rao Patibandla", "Amit Kumar Thotakura", "Marabathina Nageswara Rao", "Gokul Chowdary Addagada", "Manisha Chowdary Nukavarapu", "Manas Kumar Panigrahi", "Shantiveer Uppin", "Sundaram Challa", "Srinivas Dandamudi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/179...
PMC5379813
Giant-cell tumor (GCT) involving the skull base is rare. Sphenoid bone is the most commonly involved bone followed by petrous temporal bone. Histopathology and radiological features of these lesions are similar to GCT involving bone elsewhere. Unlike other sites, skull base is not an ideal site for the radical surgery....
{ "authors": [ "Elena Abati", "Irene Faravelli", "Francesca Magri", "Alessandra Govoni", "Daniele Velardo", "Delia Gagliardi", "Eleonora Mauri", "Roberta Brusa", "Nereo Bresolin", "Giovanna Fabio", "Giacomo Pietro Comi", "Maria Carrabba", "Stefania Corti" ], "ca...
PMC6284006
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID) is a group of heterogeneous primary immunodeficiencies sharing defective B lymphocytes maturation and dysregulated immune response and resulting in impaired immunoglobulin production. Clinical picture encompasses increased susceptibility to infections, hematologic malignancies, i...
{ "authors": [ "Joseph Drozda", "Angelique Zeringue", "Benjamin Dummitt", "Byron Yount", "Frederic Resnic" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1136/bmjsit-2019-000024", "journal": "BMJ Surg Interv Health Technol", "journal_detail": "2020 Mar 24;2(1):e000024.", "keywords": [ "cardiac de...
PMC8749311
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{ "authors": [ "Marieke C J Dekker", "Rose Chengo", "Happiness H Kumburu", "Erik-Jan Kamsteeg", "Ben C Hamel" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7916/tohm.v0.742", "journal": "Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y)", "journal_detail": "2020 Jan 10;10.", "keywords": [ "africa", "prrt2",...
PMC6982423
Background: Paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesia (PKD) is a movement disorder, with an excellent response to carbamazepine treatment. It has been described in various populations, but not yet in an African population. Case report: In a patient who reported to clinic with side effects of carbamazepine, PRRT2 gene screening...
{ "authors": [ "Mônica Cássia Firmida", "Elizabeth Andrade Marques", "Robson Souza Leão", "Rosana Helena Vicente Pereira", "Elenice Rosa Aguiar Rodrigues", "Rodolpho Mattos Albano", "Tania Wrobel Folescu", "Vagner Bernardo", "Pedro Daltro", "Domenico Capone", "Agnaldo José ...
PMC5256675
Introduction: The clinical relevance of Achromobacter xylosoxidans infection in cystic fibrosis (CF) remains controversial. This emerging agent in CF has been associated with increased lung inflammation, more frequent exacerbations and more severe lung disease. We describe a pair of CF siblings chronically colonized by...
{ "authors": [ "Sami Khairy", "N A Alharbi", "Abeer Alaglan", "Fahd Al Sufiani", "Ahmed Alkhani" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/SNI_174_2020", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2020 May 30;11:133.", "keywords": [ "cervical", "epidural", "neurosarcoidos...
PMC7294160
Background: Neurosarcoidosis is a rare disease. In the spine, it commonly presents as an intramedullary lesion. Epidural spinal lesions are extremely rare. Case description: A 29-year-old patient presented with a 22-month history of progressive neck, upper limb pain, and myelopathy. The cervical MRI showed a large epid...
{ "authors": [ "Nicola Cirillo", "Massimiliano Orlandi", "Giuseppe Colella" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.1515/tnsci-2022-0240", "journal": "Transl Neurosci", "journal_detail": "2022 Aug 22;13(1):236-239.", "keywords": [ "bell’s palsy", "covid-19 vaccine booster", "facial paralys...
PMC9396751
A possible association between Bell's palsy and COVID-19 vaccination has been suggested. While it is likely that COVID-19 vaccine recipients from the general population do have a slightly increased risk of developing Bell's palsy, there are little data regarding this risk in individuals with a history of disease. Gaini...
{ "authors": [ "Yalçın Polat", "Gözde Arslan", "Abud Kebudi", "Duygu Düşmez Apa" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2018.10.038", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2018;53:490-494.", "keywords": [ "breast", "case report", "histopathology", "lipo...
PMC6280005
Introduction: The stromal component of Phyllodes tumors represents the neoplastic portion of the lesion. A variety of associated malignancies can arise from PTs, with its dual population of cells. Presentation of case: We share a very rare case of "borderline"breast phillodes tumour with a 75% liposarcoma component. A ...
{ "authors": [ "Youngkeun Ahn", "Nam Ho Kim", "Dong Hyeon Shin", "Ok Young Park", "Won Kim", "Myung Ho Jeong", "Jeong Gwan Cho", "Jong Chun Park", "Jung Chaee Kang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3346/jkms.2004.19.2.291", "journal": "J Korean Med Sci", "journal_detail": ...
PMC2822314
We report the case of a 35-yr-old patient who presented with high fever and chills. He had undergone a patch closure of the ventricular septal defect 18 yr before. One year later, a VVI pacemaker was implanted via the right subclavian vein because of complete heart block. Nine years after that, a new VVI pacemaker with...
{ "authors": [ "Linda Lee", "Gwyn Bebb" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1289/ehp.7200", "journal": "Environ Health Perspect", "journal_detail": "2005 Feb;113(2):207-10.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC0", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15687059/", "major_mesh_terms": [ "Arsen...
PMC1277866
Chronic arsenic toxicity occurs primarily through inadvertent ingestion of contaminated water and food or occupational exposure, but it can also occur through medicinal ingestion. This case features a 53-year-old lifetime nonsmoker with chronic asthma treated for 10 years in childhood with Chinese traditional medicine ...
{ "authors": [ "Kiminari Naoshima", "Keiji Abe", "Kazushige Murakami", "Kai Takaya", "Tatsuya Nakano" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2021/9728424", "journal": "Case Rep Surg", "journal_detail": "2021 Nov 18;2021:9728424.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https:...
PMC8616704
Despite the frequent rapid spread of esophageal cancers to other organs, metastases to the small intestine are uncommon. As such, this paper describes a case of a 60-year-old male who developed a small intestinal obstruction due to metastasis from esophageal carcinoma. This patient had received radical esophagectomy fo...
{ "authors": [ "Andrew R Deitchman", "Or Kalchiem-Dekel", "Nevins Todd", "Robert M Reed" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.rmcr.2019.100886", "journal": "Respir Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2019 Jun 15;28:100886.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY-NC-ND", "link": "https://...
PMC6586988
The association between inflammatory myopathies anti-synthetase syndrome and interstitial lung disease has been recognized since the 1950s. Patients generally present with gradual onset of symptoms and slow progression of fibrosis over months to years. Herein, we describe a previously well 51-year-old man who presented...
{ "authors": [ "Kiyoshi Moriyama", "Kumi Moriyama", "Tomoki Kohyama", "Kunitaro Watanabe", "Mieko Chinzei", "Tomoko Yorozu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2021/2556645", "journal": "Case Rep Anesthesiol", "journal_detail": "2021 Nov 13;2021:2556645.", "keywords": null, "lic...
PMC8605914
Background: When an obturator nerve block (ONB) is performed, the conventional landmark method or ultrasound-guided method is used. The major complications of this block are hematoma, but there are very few reports of its complications. We encountered massive bleeding and a huge hematoma after ONB. Case Presentation. A...
{ "authors": [ "Mahmud Mahamid", "Kalman Paz", "Mader Reuven", "Rifaat Safadi" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.2147/IJGM.S23920", "journal": "Int J Gen Med", "journal_detail": "2011;4:657-60.", "keywords": [ "anakinra", "interleukin receptors", "liver injury", "lymphocytes"...
PMC3177591
Elevation of liver enzymes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with the biological agents, tocilizumab and anakinra, is now well documented. However, histological characterization of these effects and outcomes has not been defined. Here we report toxic liver effects in two women with rheumatoid arthritis, ref...
{ "authors": [ "Rahul Gupta", "Urmimala Bhattacharjee", "K S Lekshmon", "Shakun Chaudhary", "Prashant Sharma", "Aditya Jandial", "Pinaki Dutta" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2021/6086756", "journal": "Case Rep Endocrinol", "journal_detail": "2021 Dec 28;2021:6086756.", "...
PMC8727105
Thrombocytopenia as a precipitating factor for pituitary apoplexy (PA) is very rare event. There are only five reported cases of PA secondary to thrombocytopenia caused by underlying haematological malignancy. Herein, we report a case of 60-year-old male presenting with acute-onset headache, bilateral vision loss, and ...
{ "authors": [ "Suvi Lokka", "Andreas H Scheel", "Sebastian Dango", "Katja Schmitz", "Rudolf Hesterberg", "Josef Rüschoff", "Hans-Ulrich Schildhaus" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1186/1472-6890-14-36", "journal": "BMC Clin Pathol", "journal_detail": "2014 Jul 28;14:36.", "key...
PMC4132276
Background: Liposarcoma is the most frequent soft tissue sarcoma. Well differentiated liposarcoma may progress into dedifferentiated liposarcoma with pleomorphic histology. A minority additionally features myogenic, osteo- or chondrosarcomatous heterologous differentiation. Genomic amplification of the Mouse double min...
{ "authors": [ "Anji Li", "Shuai Sun", "Tao Song", "Xi Li", "Wen Cheng", "Ruipin Yao", "Danying Zhang", "Zailong Cai", "Jie Zhang", "Dongxia Zhai", "Chaoqin Yu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/OTT.S162985", "journal": "Onco Targets Ther", "journal_detail": "2...
PMC6027823
Background: Ovarian adenosquamous carcinoma is an extremely rare type of ovarian histology. Platinum-refractory disease is also uncommon, but can be fatal because of the lack of available treatment options. To date, there is no study or case report on platinum-refractory ovarian adenosquamous carcinoma or its relevant ...
{ "authors": [ "Naveena Jagadeeshan", "Shilpa Jayaprakash", "Raghu Thagachagere Ramegowda", "Cholenahally Nanjappa Manjunath", "V Lavanya" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ihj.2015.07.026", "journal": "Indian Heart J", "journal_detail": "2016 Sep;68 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):S271-S273.", ...
PMC5067387
Corynebacterium striatum (C. striatum) is a ubiquitous saprophyte with a potential to cause bacteremia. We report the first case of C. striatum endocarditis in a patient with congenital lymphedema and rheumatic heart disease.
{ "authors": [ "Irfan Shaukat", "Amrit Pudal", "Sayf Yassin", "Naseruddin Höti", "Sadaf Mustafa" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1080/20009666.2018.1536241", "journal": "J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect", "journal_detail": "2018 Dec 11;8(6):380-381.", "keywords": [ "fetal hemog...
PMC6292363
Fetal Hemoglobin (HbF, α2γ2) is produced from the eighth week of gestation, constitutes 60 - 80 % of total hemoglobin by birth, which is then replaced with adult Hemoglobin A1 (HbA1: α2β2) by 6-12 months. Hereditary Persistence of Fetal Hemoglobin (HPFH) is a rare benign asymptomatic genetic disorder where the HbF pers...
{ "authors": [ "Alexandre Toledo Maciel", "Marcelo Park" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1590/S1807-59322009000700018", "journal": "Clinics (Sao Paulo)", "journal_detail": "2009;64(7):714-8.", "keywords": null, "license": "NO-CC CODE", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19606251/", "ma...
PMC2710448
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{ "authors": [ "Amy L Lovell", "Tania Milne", "Misa Matsuyama", "Rebecca J Hill", "Peter S W Davies", "Cameron C Grant", "Clare R Wall" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.3389/fnut.2021.666228", "journal": "Front Nutr", "journal_detail": "2021 Jun 10;8:666228.", "keywords": [ ...
PMC8224403
The relationship of protein intake with insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) concentrations in well-nourished children during the second year of life is poorly understood. The aim of this study was to explore the effect of a reduced-protein Growing Up Milk Lite (GUMLi) or unfortified cow's milk (CM) on protein intake, ...
{ "authors": [ "Tunde Nureini Oyebanji", "Ganiyu Oyediran Oseni", "Ismail Mohammed Inuwa", "Jameel Ismail Ahmad", "Sadiq Garba", "Lawal Yusuf" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2018.07.038", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2018;50:135-139.", "keyword...
PMC6098239
Introduction: Dedifferentiated liposarcoma (DDLPS) is a heterogenous neoplasm of variable histological grade. DDLPS uncommonly arises from the chest wall. There are limited data available about the tumor's response to chemotherapy and accessible reports indicate minimal benefits. Surgery is thus the cornerstone of mana...
{ "authors": [ "Mario Ricciardi" ], "case_amount": 4, "doi": "10.4314/ovj.v7i2.2", "journal": "Open Vet J", "journal_detail": "2017;7(2):86-94.", "keywords": [ "cat", "computed tomography", "dog", "portal hypertension", "portosystemic shunt" ], "license": "CC BY-NC-SA", "link...
PMC5440612
Extrahepatic porto-systemic shunt (PSS) in small animals can be congenital (CPSS) or acquired (APSS) as a consequence of portal hypertension (PH), and are distinguished on the bases of their anatomical pattern. A precise morphologic imaging assessment, along with clinical and histopathologic findings, is important for ...
{ "authors": [ "Fawad A Khan", "Mugilan Poongkunran", "Bonnie Buratto" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ebcr.2017.07.001", "journal": "Epilepsy Behav Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2017 Jul 20;8:51-54.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY-NC-ND", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih....
PMC5577401
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{ "authors": [ "Arbaz Sajjad" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/0972-4052.164905", "journal": "J Indian Prosthodont Soc", "journal_detail": "2016 Jan-Mar;16(1):96-9.", "keywords": [ "all-ceramic", "computer-assisted design/computer-assisted manufacturing technology", "zirconia" ], "...
PMC4832807
For the better part of the past 20 years, dentistry has seen the development of many new all-ceramic materials and restorative techniques fueled by the desire to capture the ever elusive esthetic perfection. This has resulted in the fusion of the latest in material science and the pen ultimate in computer-assisted desi...
{ "authors": [ "Monil Singhai", "Vinita Rawat", "Pankaj Verma", "Pawan Kumar Jha", "Divya Shree", "Rajeev Goyal", "Umesh" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/0974-2727.98674", "journal": "J Lab Physicians", "journal_detail": "2012 Jan;4(1):48-9.", "keywords": [ "alcoholism...
PMC3425266
Primary pulmonary sporotrichosis, a rare fungal disease was found in chronic alcoholic farmer from the sub-Himalayan region, an endemic mycoses area. Primary pulmonary sporotrichosis is a hidden entity, at times mimicking tuberculosis, and often under or lately diagnosed due to lack of awareness. We should consider the...
{ "authors": [ "Kei Takayama", "Tosio Enoki", "Teruo Kojima", "Sho Ishikawa", "Masaru Takeuchi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/OPTH.S31640", "journal": "Clin Ophthalmol", "journal_detail": "2012;6:865-9.", "keywords": [ "choroidal neovascularization", "intravitreal inject...
PMC3392917
Peripheral exudative hemorrhagic chorioretinopathy (PEHCR) is a rare disorder that sometimes causes sudden subretinal and/or vitreous hemorrhage. Choroidal neovascularization is involved in the pathogenesis, but the etiology is unknown. Treatments with photocoagulation, cryopexy, and intravitreal bevacizumab injection ...
{ "authors": [ "R K Singh", "Sanjay Singhal", "Afzal Azim", "A K Baronia" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/1658-354X.62614", "journal": "Saudi J Anaesth", "journal_detail": "2010 Jan;4(1):35-7.", "keywords": [ "ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome", "ascites", "pleural effusio...
PMC2900052
Severe ovarian hyperstimulation is a rare complication of ovulation induction therapy. In this report, we are presenting a case of 33-year female, who required intensive care unit admission due to respiratory failure secondary to massive pleural effusion and ascites. With the positive history of in vitro fertilization,...
{ "authors": [ "Zhixian Yang", "Xiaoling Yang", "Ye Wu", "Jingmin Wang", "Yuehua Zhang", "Hui Xiong", "Yuwu Jiang", "Jiong Qin" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1371/journal.pone.0092803", "journal": "PLoS One", "journal_detail": "2014 Mar 24;9(3):e92803.", "keywords": null,...
PMC3963937
Pyridoxine-dependent epilepsy (PDE) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder that causes seizures in neonates and infants. Mutations of the ALDH7A1 gene are now recognized as the molecular basis PDE and help to define this disease. Three Chinese children with PDE were clinically analyzed, followed by treatment and examin...
{ "authors": [ "José M Olmos-Martínez", "Remigio Mazorra", "Cristina Magadán", "Luis Martín", "Javier Crespo" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.14309/crj.2017.100", "journal": "ACG Case Rep J", "journal_detail": "2017 Aug 16;4:e100.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY-NC-ND", "link...
PMC5559658
We report a case of a 64-year-old man with chronic diarrhea who was diagnosed of a systemic reactive (AA) amyloidosis associated with a jugular paraganglioma. This neoplasm was diagnosed 30 years previously and it was not removed after extensive evaluation by a multidisciplinary team. Chronic inflammatory diseases are ...
{ "authors": [ "Hugo Otaola-Arca", "Patricio Vargas", "Daniel Hasson", "Marcelo Orvieto", "Carmen Niño-Taravilla", "Hugo Bermúdez" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2022/3817554", "journal": "Case Rep Urol", "journal_detail": "2022 Nov 21;2022:3817554.", "keywords": null, "lic...
PMC9705082
Chylous ascites is an uncommon complication after surgery that can result in malnutrition and immunodeficiency. Therefore, surgical interventions are reserved for refractory patients, and the primary success factor for these interventions is locating the point of leakage, which is often tricky. We describe a case of a ...
{ "authors": [ "Yeng Kwang Tay", "Jia Yin Tay", "Niyaz Naqash", "Paul Cashin" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": null, "journal": "Ann Gastroenterol", "journal_detail": "2013;26(2):170-172.", "keywords": [ "sepsis post colonoscopy", "infected aneurysm of splenic artery", "infective en...
PMC3959929
Colonoscopy, a relatively non-invasive procedure, has been associated with several complications including perforation, hemorrhage and abdominal pain. Post-colonoscopy bacteremia can occur up to 4.4% of the time but is almost always transient without significant clinical sequelae. Post-colonoscopy infective endocarditi...
{ "authors": [ "Cho Hong Man", "Min Woong Bae" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1590/1413-785220182601148079", "journal": "Acta Ortop Bras", "journal_detail": "2018 Jan-Feb;26(1):72-74.", "keywords": [ "femur", "fracture fixation, intramedullary", "hip fractures", "prosthesis failur...
PMC6025502
The use of intramedullary nailing to treat proximal femoral fractures has increased in recent years. Nail breakage is a rare complication of intramedullary nailing of the femur, and generally occurs at the non-united fracture site. Removal of the distal fragment of a broken nail is a challenging problem. In this articl...
{ "authors": [ "Giuseppe Giannaccare", "Michela Fresina", "Aldo Vagge", "Piera Versura" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/IMCRJ.S89968", "journal": "Int Med Case Rep J", "journal_detail": "2015 Nov 2;8:277-81.", "keywords": [ "cord blood serum eye drops", "in vivo confocal micro...
PMC4636166
This report describes a case of a 72-year-old Caucasian woman presenting with a large neurotrophic keratitis with a large persistent epithelial defect, with a longest linear diameter of 7 mm and greatest perpendicular width of 5 mm, affecting epithelium, Bowman membrane, and anterior stroma. Corneal disease was resista...
{ "authors": [ "Daniel Keese", "Udo Rolle", "Stefan Gfroerer", "Henning Fiegel" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.3389/fped.2019.00267", "journal": "Front Pediatr", "journal_detail": "2019 Jun 26;7:267.", "keywords": [ "meckel's diverticulum", "case reports", "children", "com...
PMC6606722
Introduction: Our aim was to highlight the characteristics of pediatric Meckel's diverticulum with a special focus on its complications. Methods: We report a group of seven patients with Meckel's diverticulum and its resection from the Department of Pediatric Surgery between 2012 and 2017. We reviewed all patient recor...
{ "authors": [ "Azwa Janjua", "Muhammad Zeeshan Sarwar", "Syed Asghar Naqi" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.2147/IMCRJ.S311777", "journal": "Int Med Case Rep J", "journal_detail": "2021 Sep 7;14:617-620.", "keywords": [ "adrenal schwannoma", "adrenal tumors", "schwannoma" ], "l...
PMC8435475
Schwannoma of the adrenal gland is very rare, comprising 0.2% of adrenal tumors, presenting usually as non-specific abdominal pain. We report such a rare case in a 50-year-old female. Her only complaint was right lumbar pain. Ultrasonography (USG) and computed tomography (CT) both showed a supra renal cystic mass most ...
{ "authors": [ "P H Steerman", "S N Steerman" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": null, "journal": "JSLS", "journal_detail": "2000 Jul-Sep;4(3):263-5.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY-NC-ND", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10987408/", "major_mesh_terms": [ "Cholecystectomy, Laparo...
PMC3113183
We describe a case of a delayed liver abscess presenting two years after a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. At exploration, the patient was found to have an unretrieved gallstone as the nidus for the Streptococcus bovis abscess.
{ "authors": [ "Iwona Pietrzak", "Agnieszka Szadkowska" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.5114/pedm.2022.112621", "journal": "Pediatr Endocrinol Diabetes Metab", "journal_detail": "2021;27(4):305-310.", "keywords": [ "children", "postprandial hyperglycemia", "time in range", "ultrafa...
PMC10226363
The aim of modern insulin therapy used in the treatment of type 1 diabetes mellitus is to mimic the physiological secretion of insulin in order to ensure stable normoglycemia while maintaining the greatest possible comfort of life for diabetic patients. New ultra-fast insulin analogs that can be administered immediatel...
{ "authors": [ "Fatima Hafizi", "Saleema Kherani", "Madeeha Shams" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00919", "journal": "IDCases", "journal_detail": "2020 Jul 18;21:e00919.", "keywords": [ "covid-19", "csf", "coronavirus", "meningoencephalitis", "nervous sys...
PMC7368659
The current global pandemic of COVID-19 disease is caused by a novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. This typically causes severe respiratory illness, however, as cases have multiplied across the globe, protean manifestations involving multiple organ systems have been described. We report a case of a 35-year-old woman with men...
{ "authors": [ "Yoshikazu Mutoh", "Risen Hirai", "Akira Tanimura", "Takashi Matono", "Eriko Morino", "Satoshi Kutsuna", "Maki Nagamatsu", "Norio Ohmagari", "Shotaro Hagiwara" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1186/s40064-015-1176-3", "journal": "Springerplus", "journal_deta...
PMC4518021
Introduction: Clostridium innocuum is an anaerobic Gram-positive bacterium, unable to produce toxins and rarely causes infections. We report the first case of C. innocuum osteomyelitis and bacteremia in a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Findings were compared with previously reported cases of C. innocu...
{ "authors": [ "Nicholas A Ruocco 3rd", "Lauren K Luedke", "Lisa A Fortier", "Norm G Ducharme", "Heidi L Reesink" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.3389/fvets.2019.00503", "journal": "Front Vet Sci", "journal_detail": "2020 Jan 14;6:503.", "keywords": [ "r equi", "bone abscess", ...
PMC6971166
The most common pathologic manifestation of Rhodococcus equi, a gram-positive, facultative intracellular bacterium, is pyogranulomatous pneumonia in foals and weanlings. Hematogenous spread of bacteria may subsequently occur, resulting in joint sepsis, osteomyelitis, or subcutaneous abscessation. Medical records from h...
{ "authors": [ "Sigit Purbadi", "Kade Yudi Saspriyana" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2020.03.003", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2020;68:242-245.", "keywords": [ "case report", "endometrial stromal sarcoma", "reconstruction", "recurrent", "...
PMC7082597
Introduction: High-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma (HG-ESS) is a rare pathological type of uterine sarcoma. Over 80 % of affected patients would experience recurrences within a few years of initial presentation. Such case is rare and therefore, we need to report the case including the management. Information on perfo...
{ "authors": [ "Da Woon Sim", "Kyung Hee Park", "Jae Hyun Lee", "Jung Won Park" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4168/aair.2017.9.1.96", "journal": "Allergy Asthma Immunol Res", "journal_detail": "2017 Jan;9(1):96-98.", "keywords": [ "hereditary angioedema", "serping1 gene mutation"...
PMC5102842
Hereditary angioedema is a disease of congenital deficiency or functional defect in the C1 esterase inhibitor (C1-INH) consequent to mutation in the SERPING1 gene, which encodes C1-INH. This disease manifests as recurrent, non-pitting, non-pruritic subcutaneous, or submucosal edema as well as an erythematous rash in so...
{ "authors": [ "Ronald Trible", "Neil Edgerton", "Salim Hayek", "Daniel Winkel", "Albert M Anderson" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3201/eid1901.120889", "journal": "Emerg Infect Dis", "journal_detail": "2013 Jan;19(1):163-5.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https:...
PMC3557997
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{ "authors": [ "Hardik Sheth", "Prashant Kumar", "Aditya Shreenivas", "Janani Sambath", "Ramya Pragya", "Chetan Madre", "Nevitha Athikari", "Hemant Khandare", "Vishal Peshattiwar", "Rajan Datar", "Sewanti Limaye" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1200/PO.20.00436", "j...
PMC8140801
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{ "authors": [ "N Vidya Sankari", "Jayashree Mohan", "Paul Simon", "Indumathi Sivakumar", "Yogesh Subamanium" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/0972-4052.155047", "journal": "J Indian Prosthodont Soc", "journal_detail": "2015 Jan-Mar;15(1):76-82.", "keywords": [ "poly ethylene u...
PMC4762288
Patients with a tracheostomy stoma experience compromised speech and function due to the associated changes in airflow patterns. Rehabilitation of a patient with tracheal stoma is a highly challenging task. The main objective is to design an inexpensive, easily fabricated stomal prosthesis for postlaryngectomy patients...
{ "authors": [ "Trent Irwin", "Alexandria R Snow", "Taylor S Orton", "Christie Elliott" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2018/5873094", "journal": "Case Rep Pathol", "journal_detail": "2018 Jul 26;2018:5873094.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nl...
PMC6083641
Objective: To present a case of fecal incontinence treated with dextranomer/hyaluronic acid (Solesta®) injections, which later caused clinical confusion and avoidable interventions. The endoscopic, ultrasonographic, and histologic appearances of dextranomer/hyaluronic acid will also be reported. Case presentation: A mi...
{ "authors": [ "Akira Midorikawa", "Mitsuru Kawamura" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1080/13554794.2013.873058", "journal": "Neurocase", "journal_detail": "2015 Feb;21(1):90-4.", "keywords": [ "emergence of artistic ability", "painting", "painting style", "temporal lobe", "tra...
PMC4226320
In this study, the case of a patient who developed artistic ability following a traumatic brain injury is reported. The subject was a 49-year-old male who suffered brain injury at the age of 44 due to an accidental fall. At age 48, he began drawing with great enthusiasm and quickly developed a personal style with his o...
{ "authors": [ "Jun Hirai", "Nobuaki Mori", "Hideo Kato", "Nobuhiro Asai", "Mao Hagihara", "Hiroshige Mikamo" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/IDR.S406904", "journal": "Infect Drug Resist", "journal_detail": "2023 Mar 18;16:1561-1566.", "keywords": [ "pneumocystis pneumonia...
PMC10032339
Currently, atovaquone is not recommended for treating severe Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) due to insufficient evidence in clinical studies. This report describes a case of severe PCP in a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-negative immunosuppressed patient who was successfully treated with oral atovaquone and...
{ "authors": [ "Julio I Farjat-Pasos", "Agustín Rivera-Rodríguez", "Arnoldo E Loáisiga-Sáenz", "Roberto F Herrera-Méndez", "Moises Jiménez-Santos", "Yigal Piña-Reyna" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.24875/ACM.21000118", "journal": "Arch Cardiol Mex", "journal_detail": "2022;92(4):541...
PMC9681505
A 53-year-old man with an asymptomatic fistula from the Vieussens ring to the pulmonary artery presented with progressive respiratory distress. Coil embolization of this type of fistula has been described by femoral access. The advanced transradial "grandmother-mother-son" technique for high active support safely allow...
{ "authors": [ "Hamza Belatik", "Lotfi Aouinti", "Nabil Touiheme", "Hicham Attifi", "Karim Nadour", "Ali El Boukhari" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.11604/pamj.2019.32.85.17173", "journal": "Pan Afr Med J", "journal_detail": "2019 Feb 20;32:85.", "keywords": [ "parotid", "...
PMC6560971
Parotid tuberculosis remains a very rare localization in the Department of Otolaryngology and Cervico-Facial Surgery (ENT) sphere. It is presented in the form of a deceptive clinical picture causing confusion with other pathologies of the parotid gland, including tumor pathology. In addition, its lack of knowledge by p...
{ "authors": [ "Ashley Marie Mefford", "Morton L Kasdan", "Bradon Wilhelmi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": null, "journal": "Eplasty", "journal_detail": "2014 Jul 9;14:e25.", "keywords": [ "avulsion", "growth rate", "regrowth", "thumbnail", "time-lapse video" ], "license":...
PMC4093773
Objective: We present a case of thumbnail regrowth and photo-documentation after a complete surgical avulsion and nail bed biopsy. Methods: A complete surgical avulsion of the right thumbnail was performed and the regrowth was photo-documented. Results: Complete regrowth was achieved by 33 weeks after avulsion, and the...
{ "authors": [ "Antonios-Apostolos Tentes", "Georgios Zorbas", "Nicolaos Pallas", "Aliki Fiska" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.12659/AJCR.883523", "journal": "Am J Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2012;13:262-4.", "keywords": [ "cytoreductive surgery", "hyperthermic intraoperative", ...
PMC3615971
Background: Multicystic peritoneal mesothelioma is a rare disease. It is not certain if it is a benign or a borderline tumor. Although many therapeutic approaches have been used, complete cytoreductive surgery in combination with hyperthermic intraoperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy has gained acceptance. Case repor...
{ "authors": [ "Goswin Onsia", "Sarah Bots" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2021/8876256", "journal": "Case Rep Emerg Med", "journal_detail": "2021 Apr 20;2021:8876256.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33968450/", "major_mesh_terms": [], ...
PMC8081608
Background: In the context of the current COVID-19 pandemic, there has been renewed interest in the drug hydroxychloroquine. However, clinicians should be aware of the dangers of hydroxychloroquine intoxication, an insufficiently studied condition. Case Report. We present a case of autointoxication with 20 g hydroxychl...
{ "authors": [ "Tong Tan", "Haozhong Liu", "Jianrui Ma", "Jian Liu", "Haiyun Yuan", "Huiming Guo" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fcvm.2022.1023501", "journal": "Front Cardiovasc Med", "journal_detail": "2022 Oct 21;9:1023501.", "keywords": [ "valsalva aneurysm", "cong...
PMC9633687
The sinus of Valsalva aneurysm (SVA) is a rare cardiac anomaly. It can develop into the heart failure if it ruptures, which requires early intervention. However, such congenital anomalies are usually treated using a median sternotomy approach. Here, we report a rare case of SVA combined with a ventricular septal defect...
{ "authors": [ "Amit Verma", "Madhu Pandey Singh" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.4103/joacp.JOACP_235_15", "journal": "J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol", "journal_detail": "2018 Jan-Mar;34(1):103-106.", "keywords": [ "anesthesia", "operative hysteroscopy", "venous gas embolism" ], "l...
PMC5885422
Venous air embolism can be a catastrophic iatrogenic complication during operative hysteroscopy and makes this simple surgical procedure very risky, especially with the lack of knowledge about its prevention, presentation, and immediate management. Three out of 13 hysteroscopic myoma resections at our center had venous...
{ "authors": [ "Balaganesh Karmegaraj" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/apc.apc_9_21", "journal": "Ann Pediatr Cardiol", "journal_detail": "2022 Jan-Feb;15(1):67-69.", "keywords": [ "atrial arrhythmia", "autoimmune associated tachy-bradycardia syndrome", "fetus" ], "license": "CC B...
PMC9280093
Tachy-bradycardia syndrome (TBS) has been reported rarely in the fetus. We present here an unusual dominant involvement of sinoatrial node in a fetus presenting with TBS of anti-Sjögren'syndrome-related antigen A (SS-A) and antigen B (SS-B) autoantibodies positive mother. Prenatal imaging findings, Doppler hemodynamics...
{ "authors": [ "Yingyu Zhang", "Weiliang Wang", "Yingxuan Zhang", "Sina Zhai", "Han Xia", "Xilin Zhang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fpubh.2022.942282", "journal": "Front Public Health", "journal_detail": "2022 Jul 22;10:942282.", "keywords": [ "cryptococcus neoformans"...
PMC9353032
Background: Pulmonary cryptococcosis (PC) is a serious opportunistic fungal infection that usually occurs in immunocompromised patients. This disease is often difficult to diagnose in time due to its clinical manifestations and radiological feature similar to other pulmonary infections, as well as the low sensitivity o...
{ "authors": [ "Ewa Kwiatkowska", "Edyta Gołembiewska", "Kazimierz Ciechanowski", "Karolina Kędzierska" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2012/294532", "journal": "Case Rep Nephrol", "journal_detail": "2012;2012:294532.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed...
PMC3914252
Lyme borreliosis is a chronic illness caused by tick-transmitted spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi. Borreliosis can be extremely threatening if it is not diagnosed and treated in early stages. Kidneys are not typically involved in the disease. However, in infected dogs, Lyme nephritis is present in 5-10% of cases. It is ...
{ "authors": [ "Melissa Schwartz", "Kristin Powell" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2017/3701450", "journal": "Case Rep Obstet Gynecol", "journal_detail": "2017;2017:3701450.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28127487/", "major_mesh_terms":...
PMC5239864
Background. Uterine fibroids are common benign tumors in women. Clinical manifestations are well known. Acute complications necessitating emergent surgical intervention are rare. Case. We report a case of a 53-year-old woman with a history of uterine fibroids presenting with acute-onset severe abdominal pain. Imaging i...
{ "authors": [ "Luís Arthur Brasil Gadelha Farias", "Francisca Lillyan Christyan Nunes Beserra", "Lucas Fernandes", "Anderson Alesxander Rodrigues Teixeira", "Juliana Mandato Ferragut", "Evelyne Santana Girão", "Roberto da Justa Pires Neto" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.5935/abc.20...
PMC7020867
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{ "authors": [ "Sangeeta Singh" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/0972-124X.65443", "journal": "J Indian Soc Periodontol", "journal_detail": "2010 Jan;14(1):53-6.", "keywords": [ "autogenous bone graft", "generalized aggressive periodontitis", "infrabony defect" ], "license": "CC BY...
PMC2933531
This clinical case report presents a technique utilizing autogenous cancellous bone from maxillary tuberosity to fill two infrabony defects distal to mandibular molars in a patient diagnosed with aggressive periodontitis. After debridement a 6 mm defect was present distal to mandibular right first molar and 6.5 mm defe...
{ "authors": [ "Keith A Sacco", "Jed C Cowdell", "M Caroline Burton" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.idcr.2016.12.002", "journal": "IDCases", "journal_detail": "2016 Dec 16;7:32-33.", "keywords": [ "infective endocarditis", "streptococcus gallolyticus", "traveler’s rash", ...
PMC5219623
A 45-year-old man was admitted for investigation of a symmetric lower limb rash associated with recurrent fever for two weeks following a hiking trip in Italy and Greece. He was treated for sepsis secondary to lower limb cellulitis with no clinical improvement and subsequently diagnosed with Streptococcus gallolyticus ...
{ "authors": [ "Debmalya Saha", "Lakshmi Sinha", "Satyajit Samal", "Parag Sharma", "Sayyed Ehtesham Hussain Naqvi", "Muhammad Abid Geelani" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.5001/omj.2023.06", "journal": "Oman Med J", "journal_detail": "2023 Jan 31;38(1):e466.", "keywords": [ "at...
PMC9941424
A right atrial myxoma extending to the inferior vena cava with associated right-to-left shunting leading to systemic desaturation is an exceedingly rare clinical entity. The number of cases reported in the literature to date is not more than five. This case study presents a 45-year-old female who was referred to our ce...
{ "authors": [ "Jonathan D Baum", "Meghan I Rattigan", "Eric Scott Sills", "Anthony P H Walsh" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2010/856045", "journal": "Case Rep Med", "journal_detail": "2010;2010:856045.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih...
PMC2831512
Background. Tympanic membrane perforation may occur when ear pressures are excessive, including valsalva maneuver associated with active labor and vaginal delivery. A pressure differential across the eardrum of about 5 psi can cause rupture; the increased intraabdominal pressure spikes repeatedly manifested by "pushing...
{ "authors": [ "Ivan Bobyr", "Anna Campanati", "Veronica Consales", "Katia Giuliodori", "Alessandro Scalise", "Annamaria Offidani" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1186/s40064-016-2290-6", "journal": "Springerplus", "journal_detail": "2016 May 14;5:627.", "keywords": [ "actinic ...
PMC4870479
Introduction: Actinic keratosis (AK) is a cutaneous intraepithelial neoplasm appearing within areas referred as 'fields of cancerization'. AK can progress to invasive squamous cell carcinoma. Treatments that target both clinically visible and subclinical AKs in cancerization fields are able to reduce the risk of malign...
{ "authors": [ "Dapeng Wang", "Eduardo Castro", "Arundhati Rao", "Christopher Michael McPhaul" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2324709620956463", "journal": "J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2020 Jan-Dec;8:2324709620956463.", "keywords": [ "chronic myelopro...
PMC7488878
Sclerosing extramedullary hematopoietic tumor (SEMHT) is a rare disease that was originally named fibrous hematopoietic tumor or myelosclerosis. The process typically occurs in patients with a history of chronic myeloproliferative disorders and may afflict the skin, lung, breast, gastrointestinal tract, breast, kidney,...
{ "authors": [ "Brusabhanu Nayak", "Nitin Abrol", "Rajeev Kumar" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/0970-1591.109994", "journal": "Indian J Urol", "journal_detail": "2013 Jan;29(1):75-6.", "keywords": [ "blind ureter", "calculi", "renal agenesis", "ureteral diverticulum" ],...
PMC3649609
Calculi in blind-ending ureters are uncommon. We describe a rare case of calculi in the diverticulum of a blind-ending ureter associated with ipsilateral renal agenesis, which masqueraded as seminal vesicle calculi.
{ "authors": [ "William G Elder Jr", "Paul L Dassow", "Geza G Bruckner", "Terry D Stratton" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.pec.2008.12.014", "journal": "Patient Educ Couns", "journal_detail": "2009 Jul;76(1):5-9.", "keywords": null, "license": "author_manuscript", "link": "http...
PMC2765808
Objectives: Internet-based information has potential to impact physician-patient relationships. This study examined medical students' interpretation and response to such information presented during an objective clinical examination. Method: Ninety-three medical students who had received training for a patient centered...
{ "authors": [ "Jian Fan", "Ming-Ming Wang", "Yu-Ping Liu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1515/med-2017-0063", "journal": "Open Med (Wars)", "journal_detail": "2017 Dec 29;12:446-449.", "keywords": [ "broken needle", "magnet", "sacrum" ], "license": "CC BY-NC-ND", "link": "h...
PMC5757347
Penetrating sacral injuries are very rare, but foreign bodies that penetrate the sacrum often cause pain, cerebrospinal fluid leakage, and neurological symptoms. Careful preoperative medical and imaging examinations, determining the position of the foreign body, and surgical exploration are essential in the management ...
{ "authors": [ "Yu-Hu Ma", "Rui Shang", "Sen Lin", "Si-Hao Li", "Ting Wang", "Chang-Wei Zhang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fneur.2023.1224425", "journal": "Front Neurol", "journal_detail": "2023 Aug 21;14:1224425.", "keywords": [ "carotid cavernous fistula", "case ...
PMC10475581
Background: Carotid cavernous fistula (CCF) refers to the abnormal arteriovenous communication between the carotid system at the skull base and the sphenoid cavernous sinus, which is caused by trauma in almost 75% of cases. The drainage of venous blood to the spinal cord represents a distinctive mechanism, which is com...
{ "authors": [ "Yuki Okada", "Daisuke Hitaka", "Takahiro Kido", "Yu Kanai", "Kumi Konishi", "Kosuke Doki", "Nobuko Katayama", "Masato Homma", "Yayoi Miyazono", "Hidetoshi Takada" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1155/2020/2056756", "journal": "Case Rep Pediatr", "journ...
PMC7399775
Tamoxifen, an estrogen receptor antagonist, is contraindicated in pregnant women due to its teratogenic activity. In the present study, we report the case of an infant whose mother received tamoxifen for breast cancer while unaware of the pregnancy. The infant, born at 29 weeks and 6 days of gestational age with a birt...
{ "authors": [ "Jana Werner", "Giovanna Brandi", "Ilijas Jelcic", "Marian Galovic" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fneur.2022.946644", "journal": "Front Neurol", "journal_detail": "2022 Aug 16;13:946644.", "keywords": [ "bnt162b2", "norse", "sars-cov-2 vaccination", "n...
PMC9424760
Background: Vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 has been conducted frequently to limit the pandemic but may rarely be associated with postvaccinal autoimmune reactions or disorders. Case presentation: We present a 35-year-old woman who developed fever, skin rash, and headache 2 days after the second SARS-CoV-2 vaccination w...
{ "authors": [ "Mahamadou Konate", "Dounia Sarfi", "Mounia El Bouhairi", "Ihsane Benyahya" ], "case_amount": 4, "doi": "10.1155/2021/7592253", "journal": "Case Rep Dent", "journal_detail": "2021 Dec 14;2021:7592253.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.n...
PMC8692004
Oroantral communication (OAC) is one of the main complications of extracting antral or sinus teeth. OAC is a gap between the maxillary sinus and the oral cavity. When left untreated, it causes maxillary sinusitis and dramatically impairs the patient's quality of life. Numerous surgical treatment techniques have been de...
{ "authors": [ "Ruiyu Ma", "Ying Peng", "Yanghui Zhang", "Yan Xia", "Guizhi Tang", "Jiazhen Chang", "Ruolan Guo", "Baoheng Gui", "Yanru Huang", "Chen Chen", "Desheng Liang", "Lingqian Wu" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1186/s13039-015-0111-1", "journal": "Mol C...
PMC4359772
Background: Increasing number of cases with small supernumerary marker chromosomes (sSMCs) without centromeric DNA and dozens of cases with trisomy 2q3 have been reported in recent years. However, cases of simultaneous sSMC and partial trisomy of chromosome 2q have been rarely described. Results: We report the case of ...
{ "authors": [ "Hikmat Abdel-Razeq", "Yousef Ismael" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/TCRM.S20975", "journal": "Ther Clin Risk Manag", "journal_detail": "2011;7:213-7.", "keywords": [ "anticoagulation", "heparin-induced thrombocytopenia", "thrombocytopenia", "thrombosis" ], ...
PMC3132091
Purpose: Thrombocytopenia is not uncommonly encountered following active anticoagulation of thromboembolism with unfractionated or even low-molecular-weight heparins. In this report, and utilizing a case study, we will address issues related to the diagnosis and treatment of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) in a ...
{ "authors": [ "Burak Acar", "Muhammed Suleymanoglu", "Cengiz Burak", "Burcu Mecit Demirkan", "Yesim Guray", "Omac Tufekcioglu", "Sinan Aydogdu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": null, "journal": "J Tehran Heart Cent", "journal_detail": "2015;10(1):50-2.", "keywords": [ "echocard...
PMC4494520
Blunt chest traumas mostly occur due to car accidents and can cause many cardiac complications such as septal rupture, free-wall rupture, coronary artery dissection or thrombosis, heart failure, arrhythmias, and chordae and papillary muscle rupture. One of the most serious complication is tricuspid regurgitation (TR), ...
{ "authors": [ "Giuseppe Di Buono", "Federica Ricupati", "Salvatore Buscemi", "Giulia Bonventre", "Giorgio Romano", "Antonino Agrusa" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2020.07.088", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2020;77S(Suppl):S92-S95.", "keywords...
PMC7876930
Introduction: Postoperative adhesions represent the most common cause of acute small bowel obstruction (80%) and are usually a consequence of abdomino-pelvic surgery performed with open technique. Presentation of case: A 45-year-old black man arrived at the emergency room with abdominal pain and distension three months...
{ "authors": [ "P Mencarini", "R Bellagamba", "A Oliva", "P Ghirga", "M L Giancola", "A Corpolongo", "T Ascoli Bartoli", "P De Nardo", "A Baiocchini", "F Del Nonno", "P Narciso", "E Nicastri" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.rmcr.2016.09.006", "journal": "...
PMC5061085
The diagnosis of sarcoidosis in a patient living with HIV infection is an uncommon event and a challenge for clinicians. Clinical manifestations are variable and fluctuating depending to adherence to ARV therapy and to the level of CD4 count. We analyze here one chronic case in which sarcoidosis appeared clinically two...
{ "authors": [ "Xian-Feng Ren", "Yong-Ming Xi", "Guo-Qing Zhang", "Wen-Jiu Yang", "Xu Zhang", "DE-Ling Yang", "You-Gu Hu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3892/etm.2014.1493", "journal": "Exp Ther Med", "journal_detail": "2014 Apr;7(4):887-890.", "keywords": [ "surgery", ...
PMC3961110
This study reports the case of a 44-year-old male who had experienced severe neck pain for one month and was diagnosed with a metastatic tumor of the left C2 vertebral body and the left transverse process. The tumor was distributed to layers A-D and sectors 3-7 according to the Weinstein-Boriani-Biagini classification,...
{ "authors": [ "Ossama Al-Obaedi", "Raj RThakrar", "Rik Kundra", "Mohammad J Iqbal" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.13107/jocr.2250-0685.1376", "journal": "J Orthop Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2019;9(2):69-71.", "keywords": [ "elderly", "fracture fixation", "non-union", "...
PMC6727447
Introduction: Gap non-union patella fractures are rare but can be particularly challenging for the orthopedic surgeon. We report a case of a 12 cm gap non-union patella fracture in a patient with osteoporosis and its surgical management, functional outcome, and implications on clinical practice. Case report: A 73-year-...
{ "authors": [ "Francisco Pereira da Silva", "Paulo Donato", "Henrique Donato", "Elisabete Jorge", "Maria Joao Ferreira", "Filipe Caseiro-Alves" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ejro.2016.10.001", "journal": "Eur J Radiol Open", "journal_detail": "2016 Nov 21;3:272-274.", "ke...
PMC5122693
We report the imaging findings of an uncommon coronary vascular termination anomaly, with fistula to the pulmonary artery. This 70 year old female patient presented unstable angina, showing a coronary artery fistula depicted in coronary angiogram from the left coronary to the pulmonary artery, with no significant ather...
{ "authors": [ "Faisal Al-Otaibi", "Hindi Alhindi", "Adnan Alhebshi", "Monirah Albloushi", "Saleh Baeesa", "Mojgan Hodaie" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/2152-7806.125463", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2014 Jan 18;4(Suppl 6):S462-7.", "keywords": [ "hi...
PMC3935219
Background: Radiosurgery is a well-established treatment modality for medically refractory trigeminal neuralgia. The exact mechanism of pain relief after radiosurgery is not clearly understood. Histopathology examination of the trigeminal nerve in humans after radiosurgery is rarely performed and has produced controver...
{ "authors": [ "Soumitra S Datta", "Niladri Ghosal", "Rhea Daruvala", "Santam Chakraborty", "Raj Kumar Shrimali", "Chantalle van Zanten", "Joe Parry", "Sanjit Agrawal", "Shrikant Atreya", "Subir Sinha", "Sanjoy Chatterjee", "Simon Gollins" ], "case_amount": 1, "do...
PMC6467460
Background: Medical decisions made by oncology clinicians have serious implications, even when made collaboratively with the patient. Clinicians often use the Eastern Clinical Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) scores to help them make treatment-related decisions. Methods: The current study explores the vari...
{ "authors": [ "Chetankumar Raval", "Kiran Saeed" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/0259-1162.103390", "journal": "Anesth Essays Res", "journal_detail": "2012 Jan-Jun;6(1):101-4.", "keywords": [ "aanesthetic management", "brugada syndrome", "emergency appendicectomy" ], "license...
PMC4173442
Brugada syndrome is a myocardial transmembrane conduction of sodium abnormality and a common cause of sudden cardiac death. It is characterized by a distinctive electrocardiograph pattern with right bundle branch block and ST segment elevation in precordial leads V1-V3. Many factors during general anesthetic management...
{ "authors": [ "Makoto Sumiyoshi", "Hiroshi Soda", "Noriaki Sadanaga", "Hirokazu Taniguchi", "Takaya Ikeda", "Hiroshi Maruta", "Yosuke Dotsu", "Daiki Ogawara", "Yuichi Fukuda", "Hiroshi Mukae" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.2169/internalmedicine.56.7866", "journal": "I...
PMC5465418
Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) is a genetic disease in which DNA repair mechanisms are impaired. Cisplatin (CDDP) exerts cytotoxic effects by forming mainly intrastrand DNA cross-links, and sensitivity to CDDP depends on the DNA repair system. Several in vitro studies have suggested that treatment with CDDP may cause enhan...
{ "authors": [ "Sacha L Devereux", "Wendy I Baltzer", "Susan A Piripi", "Mark C Owen" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fvets.2022.897469", "journal": "Front Vet Sci", "journal_detail": "2022 Jun 6;9:897469.", "keywords": [ "adrenal", "adrenal cyst", "case report", "epit...
PMC9207559
Case description: A serval (Leptailurus serval) presented for progressive enlargement of the right adrenal gland, which had been found incidentally on abdominal ultrasound 2 years previously and upon subsequent ultrasound examinations enlarged progressively from 1.26 to 1.43 cm. Clinical findings: Clinical signs had no...
{ "authors": [ "Yosuke Amano", "Hidenori Kage", "Goh Tanaka", "Yusuke Sato", "Mariko Tanaka", "Takahide Nagase" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000523737", "journal": "Case Rep Oncol", "journal_detail": "2022 Mar 30;15(1):338-344.", "keywords": [ "adverse effects", "lu...
PMC9035951
Rapid tumor growth after cessation of molecularly targeted drugs, called "disease flare," may occur and affect the prognosis of lung cancer. However, this phenomenon has never been reported in ROS proto-oncogene 1 (ROS1) fusion-positive lung adenocarcinoma. Herein, we report a disease flare in a patient with ROS1 fusio...